The Mac has had AppleScript for many years, and recently added Automator so users could define actions that are performed at certain events to automate boring, repetitive tasks.

苹果公司的Mac平台，在很多年之前就拥有了自己的AppleScript技术，最近又添加了Automator，使用户可以在脚本代码中自定义实现特定功能的actions动作，让程序在某些事件发生时自动处理那些令人厌烦的重复性作业任务。

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Next, click the System icon in the far left pane in the Automator, to display the Actions associated with the System.

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Anyone who's heavily invested in the Mac ecosystem knows Automator, a built-in tool that can string together multiple computing actions without having to know a lick of code.

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Dan the Automator appears courtesy of Bulk Recordings.

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